Trends and Implications of International Student Mobility

Abstract

This research examines the current trends and implications of international student mobility, concentrating on academic culture flows, comparing the United States and China from cultural hybridization perspective. In the knowledge-based economy, international student mobility plays a pivotal role in global education environment. There are significant implications for the advocacy of international student mobility, which fundamentally incentivizes the academic culture flows, immersing and spreading to mitigate the fragmentation of global cultural identity and capacity. Also, international student mobility as a catalyst has a tendency to generate new academic culture in cultural hybridization process worldwide. The purpose of this article is to provide a qualitative research on international student mobility and give relevant tentative recommendations to promote international student mobility in higher education academics. Cross-border higher education plays a crucial role in global education system. This research also provided a thorough analysis of the trends and issues related to international students’ education by comparing the United States and China. From accessibility and affordability of international student mobility, it is necessary to maximize effective strategies to promote international student mobility. Additionally, in order to build international teaching and research networks, promoting academic faculty mobility served as a strategic approach to promoting international student mobility.